Karelian Group
| Karelian Group "Nord" | |
|---|---|
| Karjalan ryhmä "Nord" (Karelian) | |
Battalion insignia | |
| Active | 19 January 2023 – present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Type | Foreign volunteer battalion |
| Role | Light infantry Information warfare Activism |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of | Russian Volunteer Corps until January 2026. |
| Nickname | "Nord" |
| Engagements | |
| Website | Official Telegram channel |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | "Goth" |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | |
The Karelian Group "Nord" (Karelian: Karjalan ryhmä), formerly known as the Karelian National Battalion (Ukrainian: Карельський національний батальйон, romanized: Karelskyi natsionalnyi batalion; Karelian: Karjalan Kanšallini Pataljona) also known as Nord, is a formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, formerly functioning as a component of the Russian Volunteer Corps. The group is a voluntary military unit that consists mainly of ethnic Karelians and other Baltic-Finnic peoples. Its primary objective is to achieve the independence of the Republic of Karelia from Russia.